I was looking through the universities list just now and i've decided that Europe is so much cooler than US.
Now i totally want to go to Cambridge or Oxford. They have seriously, omg, seriously, the most beautiful campuses you can ever imagine. (and mrs mak told us that the boys at cambridge are very cute!!) the Europeans always have a way with art, especially their buildings. I love European style buildings! The churches, the museums, even the cottages, excude this, I don't know how to describe it, air of archiac magnificence and mystery. Okay, maybe not so much for the cottages.
I was checking out the courses that Cambridge offers and now I really really really want to do their Architecture, History of Art or Modern & Medieval Languages course! They sound so tempting! I realised that the only reason that I wanted to do medicine before is that everyone else is doing it and it offers a stable and (quite) promising future. But actually other than saving people, medicine doesn't really appeal to me. Furthermore, as Yifei was telling me the other day, many people wanted to be doctors because they want to save others, but actually they only realise, after they become doctors, that when you are a doctor, saving people is not a dream but a responsibility that you carry with you on your shoulders every where you go, and for some it becomes a burden. Can you imagine watching a patient die, because you can't save him? Even though it's not the doctor's fault but not many people can go through it without feeling some degree of guilt.
Anyway, back to cambridge and architecture. I looked through their entry requirements.... and they require :
"There is no prescribed combination of A level (or equivalent) subjects required for the Architecture course. Applicants with backgrounds in either the humanities or the sciences have been successful, although a combination of arts and science subjects is considered the best preparation. The majority of applicants have studied Art or History of Art, which provides a better preparation for the course than subjects such as Design Technology and Technical Graphics. Mathematics at A level (or equivalent) is also encouraged.
A strong interest and commitment to the discipline is essential and all applicants are expected to show a portfolio of recent work at interview (see box below).
Fitzwilliam requires Mathematics at A Level. "
Oh man...I've never studied art OR art history.... and I don't have a portfolio... T.T but their architecture course sounds so interesting! And I am interested in the suject also... 0.0
"Our Department is small and friendly, with a very good staff/student ratio. We have a superb Faculty Library, dedicated computer facilities and photographic areas.Architecture at Cambridge is unashamedly academic in its approach. Like other architecture schools elsewhere the core of the teaching programme is in practical design, carried out in studios. Projects are set throughout the year and students are required to produce models and drawings to communicate their design ideas. The Department provides studio desk space together with workshop and computer facilities. Students are supervised on their projects twice a week during individual studio tutorials and regular critical reviews in which you will be encouraged to explore different approaches, and to develop your skills, and, ultimately, your own design philosophy. Studio work is time-consuming and architecture probably requires more hours per week than any other course in the University.
The course involves lectures, classes, visits to buildings under construction or restoration, and a highly enjoyable trip to Rome in the first year."
ARGH!! "Highly enjoyable trip to Rome"!!!!!!!
Cambridge has this course called Modern and Medieval Languages also, it's like, you get to study two modern languages and learn about that country's culture, history, literature, politics and things like that. And you have a chance study abroad(away from England) for a year.
"We want you to develop multiple skills. You will be aiming to acquire virtually the same grammatical accuracy, expressive range, and fluency as a native speaker. You will learn how to translate from and into the language, and how to use different registers and varieties of the language. Our training will give you the ability to rapidly pick up other new ‘varieties’ of your languages (for example, specialist business uses), and to acquire new languages more easily.
And like almost all of our graduates, you should be able to obtain satisfying work when you graduate."
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And then they have History of Art. Which is equally interesting.
"Our course aims to foster a wide and deep understanding of art and architecture, and to help you develop visual literacy and awareness, as well as a range of critical and analytical skills. Weekly supervisions give you the unique opportunity to put forward your point of view, and to receive feedback on your work from a specialist. Seminars are particularly important in providing encounters with works of art throughout Cambridge's museums and Colleges. Lectures centre on the analysis of images and offer coverage of all topics taught; many are given by visiting experts from outside Cambridge. Some practical training in photographic and graphic skills is provided in Part I of the course. The Department of Architecture arranges informal life-drawing classes, and the University and Colleges offer a wide range of artistic activities. You will find that the more effort you put into all aspects of the course, the greater your enjoyment and satisfaction will be. "
Seriosely! It's like, almost exactly what i'm interested in. But then I wouldn't study these courses in NUS though, because a friend told be that at NUS (or other unis in sg), those applying for arts and media are those who don't really have good results. 0 0 don't know if it's true lah.... But in a place as bor*** as s*****ore I doubt much artistic inspiration or appreciation can be cultivated. 0.0
anyway. cambridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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oxford is eqully good but I'm too lazy to post about it alr. 0.0
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